Using stochastic hierarchical aggregation constraints to nowcast regional economic aggregates
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- Koop, Gary & McIntyre, Stuart & Mitchell, James & Poon, Aubrey, 2024. "Using stochastic hierarchical aggregation constraints to nowcast regional economic aggregates," International Journal of Forecasting, Elsevier, vol. 40(2), pages 626-640.
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Keywords
Regional data; Mixed frequency; Nowcasting; Bayesian methods; Real-time data; Vector autoregressions;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C32 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes; State Space Models
- C53 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Forecasting and Prediction Models; Simulation Methods
- E37 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Forecasting and Simulation: Models and Applications
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-ECM-2022-04-04 (Econometrics)
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- NEP-GEO-2022-04-04 (Economic Geography)
- NEP-MAC-2022-04-04 (Macroeconomics)
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